Ruwa Geographic coordinates

Ruwa is in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, at latitude -17.88972 and longitude 31.24472. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,562 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-17.88972, 31.24472

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.8897° S 31.2447° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°53'23'' S 31°14'41'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36K 314043 8021140

Plus Code Open Location Code

5GJH466V+4V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ksy4nzr8y

Latitude and longitude of Ruwa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.88972 31.24472
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.8897° S 31.2447° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°53'23'' S 31°14'41'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°53.383' S 31°14.683' E

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17.8897° S 31.2447° E
Ruwa Parallel and meridian of Ruwa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ruwa

Distance to the equator 1,989 km (1,236 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,302 km (2,052 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,996 km (7,454 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,018 km (4,982 mi)
Elevation 1,562 m (5,125 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ruwa

Ruwa lies on the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and on the same meridian as cities like Cairo (Egypt).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Ruwa have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Ruwa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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